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| Christer |
Posted on 02-02-2011 11:30
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Epic yayness! Climber jersey for now! 
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| SotD |
Posted on 02-02-2011 11:52
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Wuhuu my 1-2 lives on for another day 
8 Simon Gerrans Petronas - Olympus s.t.
9 Andrea Moletta Pendleton's Twicer s.t.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 02-02-2011 16:03
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I cannot believe I failled of course to recognize that Ireland is one bleak country!
100% Me, Wiggle and Bacardi got three guys into that split and a bonus for their sprinters. Plenty of hilly guys up there though for one of those lumpy ones... methinks though Rowe, Swift and Goss will be difficult to drop.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 02-02-2011 16:04
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Moletta and Duret - come on. |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 02-02-2011 16:09
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Atleast Wyss was in the front group, but it´s going to be hard to get bonus second so he can get a good GC place. Hope Chicchi or Van Hummel can over perform a little and take one stage. |
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| Kami |
Posted on 02-02-2011 20:32
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Bah, not so good. If i get a stage win, an overall podium might be possible though. I think Swift might take the overall though in a following sprint.
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| beagle |
Posted on 02-02-2011 20:35
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need more wind, then my riders with high flat skill can place well
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| Christer |
Posted on 02-02-2011 22:41
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Christer wrote:
Epic yayness! Climber jersey for now!
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| beagle |
Posted on 03-02-2011 10:29
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things are getting worse with every next stage...
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-02-2011 10:59
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I still have my odd guesses in top 10GC 
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 03-02-2011 14:11
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Rowe's done well here. I need him to keep doing this well to win me lots of points, if not to try and win the Conti tour (looking less and less likely), but to try and keep everyone else away from 2nd spot! |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 03-02-2011 14:22
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The big three sprinters are really dominating here! Those three steep little walls could well stretch things - but will probably end up favouring Swift, Goss and Rowe as they seem to be able to well without a leadout!
We will see if someone can pull of a SotD surprise attack I have my doubts.
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-02-2011 14:58
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Smowz wrote:
The big three sprinters are really dominating here! Those three steep little walls could well stretch things - but will probably end up favouring Swift, Goss and Rowe as they seem to be able to well without a leadout!
We will see if someone can pull of a SotD surprise attack I have my doubts.
If not, then I'll be very happy with my guesses if they could both do top 10, as they shouldn't be around top 20 neither of them
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| Kami |
Posted on 03-02-2011 15:03
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Woohoo, Goss can still sprint, now to keep this to the end of the season to score some much needed points.
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| Smowz |
Posted on 03-02-2011 16:19
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SotD wrote:
If not, then I'll be very happy with my guesses if they could both do top 10, as they shouldn't be around top 20 neither of them
It has been the secret of Pendleton's success this season really - I thought they were like Vespa a bit of a two man team. One hilly man and one sprinter, but they have achieved a lot of very decent results with other nuggetty riders.
Excellent race scheduling and perhaps some canny riders bought in/developed.
Did anyone notice the very spooky simultenuous stage posting of Avenir and Ireland by the way? 
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 03-02-2011 16:31
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Smowz wrote:
SotD wrote:
If not, then I'll be very happy with my guesses if they could both do top 10, as they shouldn't be around top 20 neither of them
It has been the secret of Pendleton's success this season really - I thought they were like Vespa a bit of a two man team. One hilly man and one sprinter, but they have achieved a lot of very decent results with other nuggetty riders.
Excellent race scheduling and perhaps some canny riders bought in/developed.
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| beagle |
Posted on 03-02-2011 17:40
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Smowz wrote:
[quote] SotD wrote:
Did anyone notice the very spooky simultenuous stage posting of Avenir and Ireland by the way?
I did
did you notice my simultenuous failure in both stages? 
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 03-02-2011 19:30
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One thing that worries me - does anyone know how many teams are registered for the Tour of America? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-02-2011 19:31
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
One thing that worries me - does anyone know how many teams are registered for the Tour of America?
5. Red Bull, Tinkoff, YouTube, Quiksilver and Pirelli
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 03-02-2011 19:46
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Someone's gunna score BIG in America then. |
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